1. Healthy Chicken Katsudon Bento
Ingredients (2 servings)
・Rice (as much as you want)
・Shredded cabbage (To bulk up the amount of rice in a healthy way, place cabbage in the lunch box.)
Chicken katsudon
・5.3 oz (150g) Chicken tenders
・A pinch of Salt and pepper
・1 tbsp Mayonnaise
・Panko
・Oil for frying
・1.7 oz (50g) Onion
・2-3 Eggs
・3 tbsp Water☆
・1 tbsp Sake☆
・1 tbsp Soy sauce☆
・1 tbsp Sugar☆
・1 tbsp Mirin☆
・1/2 tsp Dashi powder☆
Broccoli salad
・5.3 oz (150g) Broccoli
・1 oz (30g) Crab sticks (Imitation crab meat)
・1 tbsp Dried bonito flakes
・1 tbsp Mentsuyu*
・1/2 tsp Sugar
*Homemade mentsuyu = 1 tbsp Soy sauce + 1 tbsp Mirin + A pinch of Dashi powder
Direction
1. [Chicken katsudon] Remove tendon from chicken tenders. Sprinkle salt and pepper and coat them with mayonnaise, then panko. Fry in a little oil for 2-3 minutes on each side.
2. Slice onion, and simmer it with ☆ in a pan. (Reduce the amount of seasoning and the amount of chicken cutlet in half to match the size of your bento.)
When onion gets soft, add cut chicken cutlet and beaten egg. Cook the egg until desired consistency. Place on top of rice.
3. [Broccoli salad] Cut broccoli into small pieces, and cook it in a pan. Let it cool slightly and mix it with cut crab sticks and dried bonito flakes. Season it with mentsuyu and sugar.
2. Salmon & Tofu Soboro Bento
Ingredients (2 servings)
・Rice (as much as you want)
Soy butter salmon
・5.3 oz (150g) Salmon
・2 tsp Sake
・1 tbsp Butter
・1 tbsp Soy sauce
Tofu soboro
・7 oz (200g) Tofu
・1 tbsp Sake☆
・1 tbsp Soy sauce☆
・1 tbsp Sugar☆
・1 tbsp Mirin☆
・1/2 tsp Dashi powder☆
Green bell pepper
・1.7 oz (50g) Green bell pepper
・1/2 tsp Oil
・1/2 tsp Soy sauce
・1/2 tsp Sugar
Egg
・2 Eggs
・1/2 tsp Oil
Kabocha squash salad
・7 oz (200g) Kabocha squash
・1 tbsp Butter
・3 tbsp Milk
Stir-fried bean sprouts
・3.5 oz (100g) Bean sprouts
・1 tsp Sake
・1/2 tsp Chicken stock powder
・1/2 tsp Garlic powder
・A pinch of Salt and pepper
Direction
1. [Soy butter salmon] Cook salmon after coating it with butter. Pour a little sake after a while. Cook for 3-4 minutes on each side. When it’s cooked, turn off the heat, and add a little soy sauce.
2. [Green bell pepper] Shred bell pepper, and cook in the frying pan with a little sesame oil. When it’s almost cooked, season it with sugar and soy sauce.
3. [Egg] Fry the eggs in the same pan as the peppers. Finely chop with a spatula.
4. [Tofu soboro] Wrap tofu in paper towels to drain thoroughly. Cook in a frying pan while crashing it into small pieces using spatula. Add ☆, and cook until most of water is evaporated.
5. [Kabocha salad] Cut kabocha squash into small pieces. Cook it in microwave for 6-7 minutes at 500W. Mash with a fork, and mix it with butter and milk.
6. [Bean sprouts] Stir-fry bean sprouts with sake and when it’s slightly cooked add chicken stock powder, garlic powder, salt, and pepper.
3. Chicken with Addictive Miso Sauce Bento
Ingredients (2 servings)
・Rice (as much as you want)
Chicken
・9.2 oz (260g) Chicken breast
・Water (Enough water to cover the chicken)☆
・1/2 tbsp Num pla (Fish sauce)☆
・1 clove of Garlic☆
・1 tsp Soy sauce☆
・1 tsp Sugar☆
・A pinch of Salt☆
Miso sauce
・3 tbsp Miso paste★
・2 tsp Sugar★
・2 tsp Sweet chili sauce★
・2 tsp Minced ginger★
・1 tsp Sesame oil★
・1.5 tsp Minced garlic★
・1/2 tsp Chicken stock powder★
・1/2 tsp Chili pepper powder★
Konnyaku noodles stir-fry
・5.3 oz (150g) Konnyaku noodles
・1 Egg
・1 oz (30g) Carrot
・1 oz (30g) Green onion
・2 tbsp Japanese sakura shrimp
・1 tsp Sesame oil
・1.5 tbsp Oyster sauce☆
・1 tsp Sugar☆
・A pinch of Salt and pepper☆
Direction
1. [Chicken] Put chicken and ☆ in a pot. Bring water to a boil and reduce heat to low. Cook for 2 minutes, turn over and cook for another 2 minutes. Turn off the heat and leave the lid on for 10 minutes to heat through in the residual heat.
2. [Miso sauce] In a small mixing bowl, combine ★. Adjust the amount of sugar as you like.
3. [Konnyaku noodles stir-fry] Cut konnyaku noodles, and boil in boiling water for 2-3 minutes. Drain well and stir-fry in a frying pan.
Pour sesame oil and stir-fry carrot in the same pan. When carrot is soft, add beaten egg and sakura shrimp. Finally add green onion and seasonings. Adjust the seasonings as you like.
